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enOvernight Recap: Mountain Lion URL Bug, Tweetbot Updates, iClouDrivehttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/overnight_recap_mountain_lion_url_bug_tweetbot_updates_icloudrive
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/os_x_mountain_lion_icon_200px.png" alt="OS X Mountain Lion" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Aside from the iOS 6 jailbreak yesterday, Monday was generally what we in the biz refer to as a "slow news day" -- a good time to soak in some smaller stories that might otherwise have fallen between the seat cushions of rumors and bigger stories making headlines across the tech community. Won't you sit back and enjoy a handful of those crumbs with us now…?</p><h3>Crash Your OS X Mountain Lion App with One Simple URL</h3><p>Did you know that typing a simple URL could bring a OS X Mountain Lion application to its knees? <a href="http://openradar.appspot.com/13128709" target="_blank">As first noted by a community bug report on Open Radar</a>, typing "File:" (no quotes) immediately followed by three slashes ("///") will crash whatever application you're using at the time. Don't believe us? Go try it yourself right now… we'll wait. (pause) Okay, ready to continue as a true believer? Strangely, the bug does not exist in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or even OS X Lion and developers using the latest OS X 10.8.3 beta are claiming the bug is not fixed there, either. While certainly not damaging or even earth-shattering, it is a curious bug for someone like Apple. Just be careful not to type it into Console.app, or you may find yourself in a repeating loop you can't get out of!</p><h3>Tweetbot for iOS Adds Inline Image, Vine Support</h3><p><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2013/02/04/tweetbot-for-ios-updated-with-inline-image-support-for-flickr-and-vine/" target="_blank">MacRumors reported Monday</a> that Tapbots has updated its Tweetbot for iPhone/iPod touch and Tweetbot for iPad Twitter apps, adding support for inline images and videos shared from Flickr or Vine, complete with native controls for the latter. Twitter links can also now be opened directly in 1Password or Chrome rather than Safari, along with better support for muting tweets including URLs. If you actually received two updates to each app on Monday, you weren't alone: Apparently the first version 2.7 included a startup crasher bug, which was quickly squashed and submitted as version 2.7.1.</p><h3>Digital Publisher IGN Acquired by Ziff Davis</h3><p>Best known for its popular gaming websites, <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/04/ign-parent-company-changes" target="_blank">IGN announced Monday</a> that it has been acquired by digital media publisher Ziff Davis, which will see IGN.com and sister sites 1UP, AskMen and UGO join the new parent company's offerings, which include PCMAG.com, Geek.com and Toolbox.com. The press release made no mention of News Corp., IGN's previous owner who has been working hard to divest itself of such internet-based assets in recent years, but Ziff Davis appears to be a more fitting home for the websites in the first place.</p><h3>15-Year-Old Develops Free iClouDrive iDisk Replacement</h3><p>Are you a former MobileMe user who misses the convenience of iDisk? If so, a 15-year-old Mac app developer in New Zealand named Sebastian Hallum Clarke may have just what you're looking for. <a href="http://www.zibity.com/icloudrive" target="_blank">iClouDrive</a> is a free app licensed under the Zibity Software License for OS X Lion 10.7.2 and later (including OS X Mountain Lion) which uses a free or paid iCloud account to create a sync folder in your Mac's Home folder -- anything copied there will be magically whisked away to iCloud, where it will be available from any other Macs you have access to, even while the original system is offline. Clarke's web page has all the details.</p><h3>The Verge Hires CNET Writer Who Resigned Over CBS Flap</h3><p>Two weeks after he resigned from CNET over the Dish Hopper "Best of CES" award controversy with parent company CBS, tech journalist Greg Sandoval has found a new home. <a href="http://chatsjournalist101.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/my-new-home/" target="_blank">In a blog post on Sunday</a>, Sandoval announced that he has accepted an offer from The Verge to become a senior reporter, where he'll report for duty (pun intended) in about two weeks. In explaining how he came to the decision, Sandoval revealed he has received "a written guarantee from management that nobody from the business side of the company will ever have any authority over my stories," noting that "long before I arrived, The Verge committed itself to editorial independence." Seems to be a happy ending for a weeks-long drama at long last.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/overnight_recap_mountain_lion_url_bug_tweetbot_updates_icloudrive#commentsNewsApp StoreBugscnetiCloudiClouDriveiDiskIGNOS X Mountain Lionovernight recapThe VergeTweetbotURLiPadiPhoneiPodMacTue, 05 Feb 2013 13:31:24 +0000J.R. Bookwalter16156 at http://www.maclife.comVideo: Gameloft Announces The Dark Knight Rises for iOS, Androidhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/video_gameloft_announces_dark_knight_rises_ios_android
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/the_dark_knight_rises_mobile_game_200px.png" alt="The Dark Knight Rises: The Mobile Game" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Nokia’s Windows Phone devices may have their own exclusive app dedicated to <em>The Dark Knight Rises</em>, but those users are likely to be a little jealous when they find out the mobile game is coming to iOS and Android this summer.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/6/15/3088876/the-dark-knight-rises-is-coming-to-ios-and-android-this-summer" target="_blank">The Verge is reporting</a> that <em>The Dark Knight Rises: The Mobile Game</em> is heading to iOS and Android phones (and presumably, tablets) this summer. <a href="http://uk.ign.com/videos/2012/06/13/the-dark-knight-rises-mobile-game-teaser-trailer" target="_blank">Gameloft announced the title with an exclusive 35-second teaser trailer posted to IGN</a>, but they apparently forget to let us know when we could actually buy it.<br /><br />“When Gotham is threatened… and people live in fear… only one hope remains,” the teaser trailer posted to YouTube (and embedded below) teases.<br /><br />It’s hard to say from the quick shots used in the trailer how the gameplay will be, but the Christopher Nolan-inspired scenery shows Batman kicking and punching a fair number of random thugs, which is always a good sign.<br /><a href="http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/6/15/3088876/the-dark-knight-rises-is-coming-to-ios-and-android-this-summer" target="_blank"><br />According to The Verge</a>, the game will also come loaded with in-app purchases, so better start saving your virtual pennies, folks.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a><br /><br />(Video courtesy of The Verge and IGN)<br /></em></p><p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IrLplomkO78" width="620" height="349" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/video_gameloft_announces_dark_knight_rises_ios_android#commentsNewsandroid gamesbatmanGameloftIGNios gamesmobile gamingSummerteaser trailersThe Dark KnightYouTubeiPadiPhoneiPodFri, 15 Jun 2012 12:18:37 +0000J.R. Bookwalter14341 at http://www.maclife.comDirect2Drive Announces Support for Mac Gaminghttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/direct2drive_announces_support_mac_gaming
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u310631/direct2drive.jpg" alt="Direct2Drive" width="425" height="195" /></p><p>Fellow Mac gamers, we know that the selection of titles can get a little bit sparse in this cruel world filled with PC-exclusives. However, today there's some good news as <a href="http://www.direct2drive.com/" target="_blank">Direct2Drive</a> has announced they have heard the gentle weeping of the collective Mac gamers and have pledged their support for the Mac gaming community.</p><p>In a press release sent out today, IGN's Direct2Drive said that they will continue focusing on encouraging Mac gamers through their Mac Monday discount promotion. The release said it will include "top MAC titles" and that they hope to be a "ray of hope into a dark, PC-game filled world." Today's deal is <a href="http://www.direct2drive.com/7777/product/Buy-The-Sims-3-%28Mac%29-Download" target="_blank">The Sims 3</a>, and is prominently featured on the homepage.</p><p>We all know that Mac gaming isn't exactly as healthy or as bustling as the PC gaming scene, but it's very interesting to see this kind of a move. Valve has also recently been heavily supporting Mac gaming, and now Direct2Drive (perhaps their biggest competitor in the digital download space) is following suit.</p><p>The popular myth may be that Mac gaming is practically dead, but these moves clearly illustrate that some major industry players think that it's a market worth going after. This can only mean good things for the future of video gaming on Macs.</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/direct2drive_announces_support_mac_gaming#commentsNewsdigital downloadDirect2DriveIGNmac gamingMac MondayValveMacGamesMon, 02 May 2011 22:45:42 +0000Andrew Groen10835 at http://www.maclife.com